Sub Indicators

Click for moreDecision 76 of the Ministry of People's Power for Electric Energy (MPPEE) on EE for Large Users of 2011 refers to the actions that Private Sector Legal Entities which exceed a Contracted Assigned Demand of a Megavolt Ampere (1 MVA) should take to reduce energy consumption. Other than that, no specific definition of large energy users is included.

Large consumer EE mandate/incentive regulations

Is it required for the consumption and/or savings of large-scale energy users to be tracked and documented on a regular basis?

Yes

Are efficiency targets mandated for large consumers?

Yes

Details

Click for more 10% reduction in monthly energy consumption compared to previous year..

Are energy audits mandated for large consumers?

Yes

Are energy efficiency progress reports mandated for large consumers?

Yes

Interval of reports

0

Are energy-management systems mandated for large consumers?

No

Details

0

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with regulatory obligations for large consumers?

Yes

Is there a measurement and verification program in place?

Yes

Is verification done by a third party?

No

Are there financial incentives for large consumers to invest in energy efficiency?

No

Details

0

Are there tax incentives for large consumers to invest in energy efficiency?

No

Are there other incentives for large consumers to invest in energy efficiency?

No

Details

0

Is there a program to publicly recognize large-scale users that have achieved significant energy savings measures?

Yes

Are energy savings and/or financial savings publicized?

Yes

Does the program offer assistance (from a government or independent entity) to large-scale users to identify energy savings investments opportunities?

Sub Indicators

Are utilities required to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?

No

Details

N/A

Are energy savings or other target indicators measured to track performance in meeting EE requirements?

No

Are the requirements measured/validated by an independent third party?

No

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?

No

Are there mandates or incentives for new and/or brownfield co-generation?

No

Transmission & distribution

Are utilities required to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?

No

Details

N/A

Are energy savings or other target indicators measured to track performance in meeting EE requirements?

No

Are the requirements measured/validated by an independent third party?

No

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?

No

Demand-side management -

Are utilities required to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?

No

Details

N/A

Are energy savings or other target indicators measured to track performance in meeting EE requirements?

No

Are the requirements measured/validated by an independent third party?

No

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?

No

Is there a demand-side management department within the selected utility?

No

Do utilities provide customers incentives for demand response, such as peak-time rebates?

Yes

Is there public budget funding available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

No

Is there compensation for revenue losses via a tracking account available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are there credit lines available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are there partial risk guarantees available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Is there program cost recovery available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Is there ESCO financing available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Is there on-bill financing/re-payment available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are there any other financing mechanisms available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities?

Click for moreThe Green Band Plan is the only mechanism in place.The utility Corporación Eléctrica Nacional S.A. (CORPOELEC) is not required to carry out any energy efficiency activities. However, CORPOELEC in fact does carry out energy efficiency activities (Green Band Plan) because the Presidente of CORPOELEC is the Minister of People's Power for Electric Energy (MPPEE) (same person) but there is no legal provision that mandates the utility to do so.

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

Sub Indicators

Are there discounted "green" mortgages available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Is on-bill financing/re-payment available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are credit lines available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are energy services agreements or ESCOs available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are green bonds available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Is vendor credit and/or leasing available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are partial risk guarantees available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are there any other financing mechanisms available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Details

Click for more Government policy: The plan "Banda Verde" (Green Band Plan) to the residential sector involving a subsidy of 8% on the electricity tariff to users that do not exceed the maximum consumption for the respective group, according to the region (there are 5 groups and the "Green Consumption" ranges from 5 to 1,3 kWh).

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Commercial services sector

Are there tax incentives available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are there discounted "green" mortgages available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Is on-bill financing/re-payment available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are credit lines available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are energy services agreements or ESCOs available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are green bonds available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Is vendor credit and/or leasing available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are partial risk guarantees available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are there any other financing mechanisms available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Details

Click for more Government policy: The plan "Banda Verde" (Green Band Plan) to the residential sector involving a subsidy of 8% on the electricity tariff to users that do not exceed the maximum consumption for the respective group, according to the region (there are 5 groups and the "Green Consumption" ranges from 5 to 1,3 kWh).

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Industrial sector

Are there tax incentives available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are there discounted "green" mortgages available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Is on-bill financing/re-payment available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are credit lines available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are energy services agreements or ESCOs available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are green bonds available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Is vendor credit and/or leasing available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are partial risk guarantees available for energy efficiency investments?

No

Are there any other financing mechanisms available for energy efficiency investments?

Yes

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

No

Are these available as government-driven financing mechanisms?

No

Details

Click for more Government policy: The plan "Banda Verde" (Green Band Plan) to the residential sector involving a subsidy of 8% on the electricity tariff to users that do not exceed the maximum consumption for the respective group, according to the region (there are 5 groups and the "Green Consumption" ranges from 5 to 1,3 kWh).

Are these available as solely market-driven financing mechanisms without any direct government approval, subsidy, authorization or other mediation procedure?

Sub Indicators

Click for moreC energy class established in ISO 15502:2005. It represents a percentage of energy efficiency in relation to a standard efficiency measure.

Is there a verification program in place?

Yes

Is it carried out by a third party?

Yes

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Are the standards based on external/international standards?

Yes

Air conditioners

Have minimum energy performance standards been adopted?

Yes

Details of standards

Click for moreC energy class. Units are to be determined.

Is there a verification program in place?

Yes

Is it carried out by a third party?

No

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Are the standards based on external/international standards?

Yes

Lighting equipment

Have minimum energy performance standards been adopted?

Yes

Details of standards

Click for moreFor fluorescent lamps only those corresponding to the energy efficiency classes from A to C are allowed according to the Joint Decision 19 of the Ministry of People's Power for Electric Energy (MPPEE) and 126 of the Ministry of People's Power for Trade (MPPC).

Is there a verification program in place?

Yes

Is it carried out by a third party?

No

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Are the standards based on external/international standards?

Yes

Industrial electric motors

Have minimum energy performance standards been adopted?

No

Details of standards

0

Is there a verification program in place?

No

Is it carried out by a third party?

No

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

No

Are the standards based on external/international standards?

No

Other industrial equipment

Have minimum energy performance standards been adopted?

No

Details of standards

0

Is there a verification program in place?

No

Is it carried out by a third party?

No

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

No

Are the standards based on external/international standards?

No

Light duty vehicles

Have minimum energy performance standards been adopted?

No

Details of standards

0

Is there a verification program in place?

No

Is it carried out by a third party?

No

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

No

Are the standards based on external/international standards?

No

Heavy duty vehicles

Have minimum energy performance standards been adopted?

No

Details of standards

0

Is there a verification program in place?

No

Is it carried out by a third party?

No

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Is the energy efficiency code for new residential buildings its own stand-alone, separate code or part of the overall building code?

No

Is the energy efficiency code for new commercial buildings its own stand-alone, separate code or part of the overall building code?

No

Is there any provision for regular updates to the code for new residential buildilngs?

No

Is there any provision for regular updates to the code for new commercial buildings?

No

EE building code regulations

When was the code last updated for residential buildings?

0

When was the code last updated for commercial buildings?

0

Is there a system to ensure compliance with building energy efficiency codes?

No

Is it carried out by a third party?

No

Are renovated residential buildings required to meet a building energy codee?

No

Are renovated commercial buildings required to meet a building energy code?

No

Is the energy efficiency code for renovated residential buildings different from the code for new buildings?

No

Is the energy efficiency code for renovated commercial buildings different from the code for new buildings?

No

Is the energy efficiency code for renovated residential buildings its own stand-alone, separate code or part of the overall building code?

No

Is the energy efficiency code for renovated commercial buildings its own stand-alone, separate code or part of the overall building code?

No

Is there any provision for regular updates to the code for renovated residential buildings?

No

Is there any provision for regular updates to the code for renovated commercial buildings?

No

Is there a mandatory standardized rating or labeling system for the energy performance of existing buildings?

No

Is the labeling scheme or rating adopted from external standards?

No

Are commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage at the point of sale or when leased?

No

Are large commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage annually?

No

Are there mandates or targets for new building stocks to achieve high quality energy efficiency certifications, such as LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) (e.g. percentage of new building stocks that must be LEED certified)?

Click for moreThe target would be expressed in terms of capacity added but it is not quantified, except for wind, in the Ministry of People's Power for Electric Energy (MPPEE in Spanish) Plan for the Development of the National Electric System 2013-2019. / According to the Forecast of alternative potential to be installed published by the Ministerio de Poder Popular para la Energía Eléctrica (MPPEE) in 2011 the estimated portfolio of alternative energies by 2030 would be 12% (9,365 MW)